VICKE LINDSTRAND, a clear glass sculpture, Kosta, Sweden 1960's.
Signed V. Lindstrand, height 64,5 cm.
Damage by the base of one of the figures, probably later glued to the base. Hit damage above the lower rim of the base.
Lars Thor, "Legend i Glas, en bok om Vicke Lindstrand", Liber Förlag, Växjö 1982, compare similar sculptures illustrated p 69.
Victor Emanuel Lindstrand, known as Vicke Lindstrand (27 November 1904 in Gothenburg – 7 May 1983 in Kosta) was a Swedish glass designer, textile and ceramic designer, and painter. He is considered a pioneer of Swedish glass art. He worked as an artistic director at Kosta 1950-73. At Kosta, he was the dominant designer, lending his name to many now classic designs. At this point, Lindstrand began to inject more and more colour into his creations, which resulted in iconic designs such as "Trees in Fog", "Winter" and "Autumn".[He also experimented with glass sculptures.
Vicke (Viktor) Lindstrand, glass artist, illustrator, textile artist and ceramic designer. He worked at Orrefors in 1928-41, where he designed glass in classic forms with engraved decor, often stylized figurative motifs. At the Stockholm exhibition in 1930, Orrefors exhibited his painted glass pieces. During the 1930s, the engraved and optic-blown glass with the "Pearl fisher" and "Shark hunter" came with its muscular bare figures. In front of the World Exhibition in Paris 1937, one starts working with the thick-walled glass, and he renewed the "graal" glass and together with Edvin Öhrström he introduced the "ariel" glass. Vicke Lindstrand was artistic director at Upsala-Ekeby 1942-50. After that he came to Kosta as an artistic director 1950-73, where he renewed the glass design and experimented with glass sculptures.
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